Operation and performance of horizontal wells for leachate control in a waste landfill

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1040-1047

  Beaven, Richard P ^a   Cox, Steve E ^b   Powrie, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WJ Groundwater Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Drainage; Gas flow; Landfills; Pumping tests; Two phase flow; Wells

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL WEELS; LEACHATE FLOW RATE; PUMPING TESTS; WASTE LANDFILL;

ANISOTROPY; LAND FILL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER WELLS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRAINAGE; GAS FLOW; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; PERMEABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANISOTROPY; GAS FLOW; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; TESTING; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 34547122014     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:8(1040)     Document Type: Article

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